In this experimental mission, the HS9 solid rocket booster carrying the Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) lifted off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota at 07:00hr IST. After a successful flight of 91.1 second, HS9 burn out occurred and the HS9 with the RLV-TD mounted on top coasted to a height of about 56 km. At that height, RLV-TD separated from HS9 booster and further ascended to a height of about 65km.

From that peak altitude of 65 km, RLV-TD began its descent followed by atmospheric re-entry at around Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound). The vehicle’s Navigation, Guidance and Control system accurately steered the vehicle during this phase for safe descent. After successfully surviving a high temperatures re-entry with the help of its Thermal Protection System (TPS), RLV-TD successfully glided down to the planned landing site over Bay of Bengal, at a distance of about 450km from Sriharikota, thereby fulfilling its mission objectives. The vehicle was successfully tracked during its flight from ground stations at Sriharikota and a ship borne terminal. Total flight duration from launch to landing of this mission of the delta winged RLV-TD, lasted for about 770 seconds.